Temp worker layoffs seen as possible warning sign of oncoming recession

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Employers are shedding temporary workers at an increasingly fast rate, a sign that broader job losses could be on the horizon, reports The Wall Street Journal. In the last five months of 2022, employers cut 110,800 temporary workers, including 35,000 in December, the largest monthly drop since early 2021. Many economists view the sector as

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